Hanuman Jayanti: devotees flood Hanuman temples across Gujarat, 400 kg halwa cake cut at Camp Hanuman temple

Ahmedabad/Rajkot/Vadodara/Surat: Temples of lord Hanuman across Gujarat were flooded by devotees on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti today.

Special prayers, chanting of Sunderkand and cutting of vegetarian cakes also marked the occasion.

In the Salangpur Kashtbanjan Hanuman temple, thousands of devotees made a bee-line for the darshan.

At Camp Hanuman temple in Ahmedabad amid chants of Hanuman Chalisa and Sunder Kand, a specially made cake of around 400 kg halwa was cut on the occasion.

Devotees also thronged the Karansinhji Bala Hanuman temple in Rajkot, Phulia Hanuman temple in Jamnagar and Jhand Hanuman temple in Chota Udepur (where an 18 feet tall idol of lord Hanuman in over 400 year old temple is a special attraction.)

Hanuman temples at other places including Vadodara, Surat, Junagadh, Mahesana, Patan, Bharuch also saw a huge gathering of devotees on the occasion.

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